Evidence

Evidence will be admitted pursuant to the North Dakota Rules of Evidence. Such rules may be waived by the department, the director, or the director's hearing officers; however, only relevant evidence is admissible. The petitioner must be informed of the waiver prior to or at the hearing. All objections must be noted in the record of the hearing. Only information and evidence offered, admitted, and made part of the official record of the hearing may be considered by the department, except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by statute.